Detail Committees Bills Hearings

Representative H. Paul Dennert

Primary Sponsor

Bill Title
HB 1102 provide for a statewide visitation enforcement program and to provide for its funding by making an appropriation therefor.
HB 1115 continue to appropriate funds to provide cochlear implants to certain children.
HB 1273 exempt agricultural land from the general fund and special education fund levies imposed by school districts.
SB 197 make an appropriation for the costs of the centers for independent living.
SB 198 exempt from sales taxation the gross receipts received by nonprofit organizations from a shooting range or trap shooting facility.

Co Sponsor

Bill Title
HB 1005 revise certain provisions concerning the assessment of real property, to assess agricultural land based on its agricultural income value, to create an implementation and oversight advisory task force, to repeal certain provisions regarding the assessment of property, and to repeal the nonagricultural acreage classification.
HB 1006 revise certain tax levy limitations and property tax levies for school districts.
HB 1088 revise certain provisions relating to temporary custody prior to divorce or separate maintenance.
HB 1089 revise certain provisions relating to the rights and duties of joint legal custodians.
HB 1090 require that most records and applications regarding a child reference the names and addresses of both parents.
HB 1091 provide that either parent is to reasonably inform the other parent about routine decisions concerning children when residing with the other.
HB 1092 revise certain terminology in the statutes providing for standard child visitation guidelines.
HB 1093 revise certain provisions relating to the custody, service, and earnings of children.
HB 1094 repeal certain provisions concerning the rights of custodial parents that have been superseded by other statutes.
HB 1095 adopt the South Dakota Family Law Arbitration Act and provide for its implementation and enforcement.
HB 1096 authorize the court appointment of parenting coordinators in certain custody and visitation disputes.
HB 1097 provide for the imposition of certain sanctions against parties who willfully do not comply with custody or visitation decrees.
HB 1098 revise certain provisions relating to the rights of alleged contemnors in visitation and custody matters.
HB 1100 create a rebuttable presumption against the award of custody to any person with a proven history of domestic abuse.
HB 1101 provide for an order of joint physical care over certain children whose parents exercise joint legal custody and to create a rebuttable presumption against joint legal custody and joint physical custody under certain circumstances.
HB 1123 establish a state renewable and recycled energy objective and to provide certain reporting requirements.
HB 1158 exempt certain school districts from reorganization requirements.
HB 1177 create the beverage container recycling and redemption program.
HB 1178 make an appropriation for the costs related to the intensive methamphetamine treatment program in the women's state correctional system.
HB 1180 appropriate money for the Northern Crops Institute.
HB 1186 revise the eligibility requirements for the opportunity scholarship by allowing a student to take the ACT or SAT test after graduating from high school.
HB 1209 allow unemployment benefits for an individual in the employ of a tribal government educational institution.
HB 1218 increase the maximum allowable outstanding amount of bonds issued by the Health and Educational Facility Authority on behalf of the four technical institutes.
HB 1219 revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2008 regarding appropriations to the Department of Education for the payment of bonds at the technical institutes.
HB 1220 make an appropriation to the postsecondary technical institutes for the maintenance and repair of buildings, and to declare an emergency.
HB 1221 create the postsecondary technical institute auxiliary fund and to provide continuing funding to the postsecondary technical institutes for the costs of maintenance and repair.
HB 1222 create the postsecondary technical institute auxiliary fund and to provide continuing funding from the future fund to the technical institutes for the start-up costs of new programs being created to meet workforce development needs.
HB 1223 create the postsecondary technical institute auxiliary fund and to provide continuing funding from the future fund to the technical institutes for the cost of replacing old or outdated equipment to meet workforce development needs.
HB 1225 direct the Department of Education to undertake a study of the state's school districts and the efficiency of the statewide delivery of education services to the state's students.
HB 1230 appropriate money to promote the development of centers for secondary career and technical education.
HB 1231 increase the one-time payments made to school districts with growing enrollments.
HB 1233 bring transparency to state spending by requiring the Bureau of Finance and Management to create a website making certain state government information available to the public.
HB 1234 require the property tax notification sent to taxpayers to include the breakdown of property taxes by each tax levy.
HB 1238 revise the limitation period for commencing child abuse prosecutions.
HB 1239 permit persons convicted of driving under the influence to operate a vehicle for 24/7 sobriety testing and to declare an emergency.
HB 1244 require the county planning and zoning commission to publish certain minutes.
HB 1248 establish the South Dakota soil conservation award program and to make an appropriation therefor.
HB 1257 revise certain procedures regarding real property assessment and taxation and to repeal the nonagricultural acreage classification and certain provisions regarding the assessment of property.
HB 1265 prohibit the sale, purchase, use, or possession of alcohol without liquid devices.
HB 1272 revise the defined sources of renewable electricity and recycled energy.
HB 1284 require certain employees acquiring real property to be certified, licensed, or registered by the Department of Revenue and Regulation as real estate appraisers.
HB 1285 establish an incentive grant program for the installation of ethanol blender pumps and to make an appropriation therefor.
HB 1286 provide for legislative redistricting by a bipartisan, nonlegislative commission.
HB 1290 exempt certain entities from certain requirements for persons in the business of mortgage lending.
HB 1302 establish notification requirements for certain relatives of children in the custody of the Department of Social Services.
HB 1304 implement the recommendations of the Indian Child Welfare Commission.
HB 1308 require the Board of Education to revise the alternative certification standards for career and technical education teachers.
HC 1002 Honoring Louie Krogman of White River, South Dakota, for setting the all-time scoring record for South Dakota boys' high school basketball.
HC 1003 Honoring Brittany Davis of Waubay as the 2008 South Dakota Snow Queen.
HC 1009 Honoring Drew Carroll for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
HC 1010 Honoring Drew Whitney for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
HC 1013 Honoring Lisa Jan Thvedt, of Beresford, South Dakota, for being selected to represent her state as South Dakota's Junior Miss 2007 in the America's Junior Miss Scholarship Program in Mobile, Alabama.
HC 1023 Honoring the 2007 University of Sioux Falls Football Team and the students and staff involved in the football program.
HC 1024 Honoring Toby Flint of Brookings as a recipient of a 2008 Prudential Spirit of Community Award.
HC 1034 Honoring Sue Horstmeyer for her years of dedicated service to the South Dakota education system.
HC 1035 Honoring Sarah Thvedt as a distinguished finalist for the Prudential Spirit of Community Award.
HC 1037 Commending and honoring Casimir Ziolkowski for pushing forward with his father's dream of the Crazy Horse Memorial.
HCR 1005 To declare March 29, 2008, as Vietnam Veterans Day, in South Dakota.
HCR 1007 Supporting the establishment of USDA-inspected horse processing plants in the State of South Dakota.
HCR 1009 Supporting full funding, at the federal level, for immigration and custom enforcement officers for the detention of persons who have been determined to be in South Dakota illegally and have been reported to them by local law enforcement officers.
HCR 1010 Supporting the "25 by 25" Initiative and promoting the increased production of renewable energy by the agricultural community.
HJR 1002 Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election an amendment to Article XIV of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota to clarify which educational institutions are under the control of the Board of Regents.
SB 65 define intentional exposure to HIV infection by sexual intercourse as a sex crime subject to registry as a sex offender.
SB 72 make an appropriation for an engineering survey and a repair cost estimate of Richmond Lake Dam.
SB 106 limit state expenditures.
SB 109 authorize the Fourth Circuit drug court program in the Unified Judicial System, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
SB 115 increase the amount of funding for conservation and value-added agriculture purposes from certain unclaimed motor fuel tax refunds.
SB 116 revise certain provisions concerning the assessment of real property and to revise the makeup of the implementation and oversight advisory task force.
SB 117 revise certain tax levy limitations and property tax levies for school districts.
SB 120 require that certain bond sales be competitive.
SB 122 provide a legislative deadline for the adoption of the budget for the Department of Education.
SB 145 revise the definition of an opportunity wage for the purposes of the minimum wage requirement.
SB 146 repeal certain provisions regarding the minimum wage for tipped employees.
SB 149 increase general funding for school districts, to impose a temporary limit on the growth of state general fund spending, and to suspend the transfer of moneys from the general fund to the budget reserve fund and to the property tax reduction fund.
SB 150 increase general funding for schools, to impose a temporary limit on the growth of state general fund spending, to suspend the transfer of moneys from the general fund to the budget reserve fund and to the property tax reduction fund, to provide funding for the postsecondary technical institutes, to provide for the modernization of science facilities and laboratories at public universities, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
SB 151 revise certain provisions concerning the purchase price and determining just compensation for electric facilities in areas annexed by municipalities.
SB 154 allow public schools to maintain pre-kindergarten programs, to provide the Board of Education with rule making authority for pre-kindergarten programs, and to provide funding through the state aid to education formula for students in accredited pre-kindergarten programs.
SB 156 revise certain provisions regarding special motor vehicle license plates for veterans with a disability, prisoners of war, Pearl Harbor survivors, and Purple Heart recipients.
SB 168 provide for the development and financing of certain wind energy projects by school districts.
SB 172 appropriate money to the Department of Public Safety to fund the South Dakota Highway Patrol.
SB 174 revise certain provisions relating to the exercise of eminent domain by railroads.
SB 176 authorize the Legislative Research Council to remodel, renovate, and furnish certain facilities on the fourth floor of the State Capitol Building for use by the Legislature, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
SB 182 expand the disclosure of inpatient hospital charges and to provide for the development of a system for the disclosure of charges for outpatient procedures.
SB 190 provide for regulatory oversight of oil pipelines and to create a task force.
SB 194 provide for the establishment of public charter schools, of the State Board for Public Charter Schools, and the creation, operation, and maintenance of public charter schools.
SB 195 create the South Dakota Commission on Higher Pay and Economic Prosperity, to prescribe its duties, and to make an appropriation therefor.
SB 199 revise certain provisions concerning public meetings.
SC 2 Commending and honoring the 2006-2007 Outstanding School Administrators of South Dakota: Larry Johnke, Irene-Wakonda, School Superintendent; Dennis Povondra, Bon Homme, School Business Official; Ruth Claeys, Box Elder, Elementary School Principal; James Bridge, Alexandria, Secondary School Principal; Bradley Berens, Mitchell, Middle School Principal; Wallace Bosch, Yankton, Assistant Secondary Principal; Dr. Lesli Hanson, Watertown, Curriculum Director; and Daniel Goodwin, Sioux Falls, Director of Special Education for being named outstanding administrators by their respective administrator parent groups.
SC 8 Recognizing and congratulating the Scotland Highlander Football Team for winning the 2007 State Class 9A Football Championship.
SC 12 Honoring Kelsey Kimbler for achieving the title of Junior Miss Aberdeen.
SC 13 Honoring Amber Kolb for achieving the title of Miss Aberdeen.
SC 14 Commending the Stratford Community Theatre and its many volunteers for building social and economic bonds in their local communities through the performing arts.
SC 18 Commending and honoring the 2007 Habitat for Humanity—South Dakota Habitat Supporters of the Year: Laurie Shelton, Huron, Beadle County Habitat for Humanity; Barbara Garcia and Mayor Jim Shaw, Rapid City, Black Hills Area Habitat for Humanity; Steve Helling, Brookings, Brookings Area Habitat for Humanity; Melanie Urich, Dacotah Tipis Habitat for Humanity; Rita Edwards, Madison, East Central SD Habitat for Humanity; Harry Kittams, Sioux Falls, Greater Sioux Falls Habitat for Humanity; Doris Holden, Pierre, Oahe Habitat for Humanity; First Financial Bank USA, Okiciyapi Tipi Habitat for Humanity; Clint Waara, Pierre, Sicangu Tikaga Okiciyapi Habitat for Humanity; Thomas Burns, Watertown, Watertown Region Habitat for Humanity; Barb Mechtenberg, Habitat for Humanity of Yankton County; Sicangu Takaga Okiciyapi Habitat for Humanity, Habitat for Humanity Midwest Resource Center; and StarMark, Sioux Falls, Habitat for Humanity—South Dakota, Inc.
SCR 4 Urging the United State Congress to remove Section 132 from the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007 before its final passage.
SCR 5 Urging the Midwest Independent System Operator to reconsider its pricing methodology with respect to certain energy transmission costs.
SCR 6 Recognizing the Boys and Girls Clubs of the South Dakota Alliance and commending the individuals, communities, and tribes that financially support the clubs.
SCR 9 Urging the use of market-driven upstream carbon offset programs in the development of regional carbon trading systems.
SCR 12 Recognizing the United States of America Women's Olympic Softball Team.
SCR 14 Requesting the Governor, the Commissioner of School and Public Lands, the Department of Game, Fish and Parks, and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to develop a system of managing and maintaining the state-owned dams.


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